iStick: World’s First USB Flash Drive with Lightning Connector for iPad and iPhone

iStick is an upcoming iPad and iPhone accessory that looks like it may be a big hit. It’s the first USB Flash drive with a lightning connector that works to share documents and data between iPads and iPhones and Mac and Windows PCs.

It’s a Kickstarter project that has more than doubled its funding target in one day. The target was $100,000; and it’s already got over $250,000 pledged.

This sort of USB storage for iOS devices has been on lots of iOS users’ wish list for years, and this looks like it could be quite a slick implementation of it. Here are some of the notable details and features of the iStick:

— You slide a switch on it to change from USB connector to an Apple-approved Lightning connector.

— It’s a flash drive that is Apple MFi certified to work with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

— There’s a free companion iStick app that’s universal – designed to run on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

Pledge levels that will get you an iStick start at $65 for an 8GB black or white unit. On various pledge levels you can get a free upgrade to a silver / aluminum iStick if you share it on Facebook or Twitter.

I just backed it this morning at the $85 level to get a 16GB model.

Check out the iStick Kickstarter page to see more details, some very good demo videos, and to back the project and get yourself an iStick.